Scripted series · HBO Max
The Head
You can escape the law not your fate.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Alexandre Willaume
Johan Berg
6 eps
Katharine O'Donnelly
Maggie Mitchell
18 eps
John Lynch
Arthur Wilde
18 eps
Richard Sammel
Erik Osterland
6 eps
Laura Bach
Annika Lundqvist
6 eps
Álvaro Morte
Ramón Lazaro
6 eps
Tomohisa Yamashita
Aki Kobayashi
6 eps
Sandra Andreis
Ebba Ullman
6 eps
Chris Reilley
Nils Hedlund
6 eps
Mònica López
Astrid Casado
4 eps
Hannes Fohlin
Gus
6 eps
Andreas Rothlin-Svensson
Micke Karlsson
6 eps
Olivia Morris
Rachel Russo
12 eps
Moe Dunford
Alec Kurtz
6 eps
Josefin Neldén
Amy
6 eps
Hovik Keuchkerian
Charlie
6 eps
Sota Fukushi
Yuto
6 eps
Ben Cura
Liam Ruddock
6 eps
Stanley Weber
Pierre
6 eps
Clara Galle
Alba
6 eps
Riko Nakazono
Keiko
6 eps
Godehard Giese
Horst
6 eps
Jonny Grogan
Joe
6 eps
Lochlann Ó Mearáin
Sean
6 eps
Thierry Godard
Captain Jacques Renaud
6 eps
Enrique Arce
Oscar
6 eps
Shona McHugh
Sylvia
2 eps
David Luque
Lars Olander
2 eps
Liliana Cabal
Anne
2 eps
Olga Wehrly
Sarah Jackson
2 eps
Philippe Jacq
Damian Fowles
3 eps
Amelia Hoy
Heather Blake
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Head actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Head reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Cliffhanger Intensity.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
In an isolated and inaccessible Antarctic research station in which winter has fallen on the South Pole and the sun will soon disappear for the next six months, a small team, known as the Winterers, remain at the Polaris VI Antarctic Research Station to continue their innovative research. Renowned biologist Arthur Wilde is determined to find a solution to climate change, but his quest turns into a nightmare when several of his esteemed scientists suddenly begin to die.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 18 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20206 episodes
7.9IMDbWinter has hit the South Pole, which means that the sun will soon set for the next six months. A number of scientists remain at the Polaris VI station to continue their research. After the winter, Johan Berg returns to base, finding most of the team dead or missing. Maggie is the only one found at the station alive.
Best episode · S01E01 Episode I
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20226 episodes
7.9IMDbBest episode · S02E04 Episode X
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
20246 episodes
6.8IMDbOn this occasion, the team of scientists changes scenery, heading to a lawless desert to continue their research. When the director of the experiment is found decapitated, they must once again fight for their survival in an environment where nature is not the only hostile force.
Best episode · S03E05 Episode XVII
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Episode I
Winter has fallen on the South Pole. A small team, known as the Winterers, will remain at the Polaris VI Antarctic Research Station to continue their innovative research, a crucial part in the fight against climate change. After the winter, Johan Berg returns to base, finding most of the team dead or missing. Only Maggie remained at the station.
- Directed by Jorge Dorado
- Written by Àlex Pastor, David Pastor
S01E06
Episode VI
In the middle of the winter, a small group of scientists in charge of an international base in the Antartica during the long polar nights stops communicating with the outside world.
- Directed by Jorge Dorado
- Written by Àlex Pastor, David Pastor
S01E04
Episode IV
Arthur reveals that the body found by the team was that of Sarah Jackson's. Meanwhile, Maggie discloses that Sarah's death was not an accident. She was murdered.
- Directed by Jorge Dorado
- Written by Isaac Sastre
S01E05
Episode V
Jolted by the revelation of Sarah's death, Maggie reveals that the killer was looking for something which Maggie found and kept with her.
- Directed by Jorge Dorado
- Written by Isaac Sastre
S01E03
Episode III
As Maggie begins to recount details of how the members of the team were killed, the search team discovers a frozen hand peeking out from the snow near the base.
- Directed by Jorge Dorado
- Written by Isaac Sastre
S01E02
Episode II
The summer team tries to find clues of what could have happened during the winter, unveiling a first possible suspect.
- Directed by Jorge Dorado
- Written by Àlex Pastor, David Pastor
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S03E06
Episode XVIII
- Directed by Jorge Dorado
- Written by Teresa De Pelegrí, Dominic Harari
S03E05
Episode XVII
- Directed by Jorge Dorado
- Written by Teresa De Pelegrí, Dominic Harari
S03E04
Episode XVI
- Directed by Jorge Dorado
- Written by Teresa De Pelegrí, Martine Moore
S03E03
Episode XV
- Directed by Jorge Dorado
- Written by Teresa De Pelegrí, Pearse Lehane
S03E02
Episode XIV
- Directed by Jorge Dorado
- Written by Rachel Kilfeather, Teresa De Pelegrí
S03E01
Episode XIII
- Directed by Jorge Dorado
- Written by Teresa De Pelegrí, Dominic Harari
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Àlex Pastor
Showrunner
David Pastor
Creator
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Bernat Elias
Executive producer
Javier Méndez
Executive producer
Jorge Dorado
Executive producer
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Kazufumi Nagasawa
Executive producer
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Patrick Nebout
Executive producer
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Mariano Baselga
Executive producer
Laura Fernández Espeso
Executive producer
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Ran Tellem
Executive producer
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Cauê Laratta
Writer
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Rachel Kilfeather
Writer
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Isaac Sastre
Writer
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Teresa De Pelegrí
Writer
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Jordi Galcerán
Writer
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Pearse Lehane
Writer
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Cauê Laratta
Writer
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Martine Moore
Writer
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Dominic Harari
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Àlex PastorExecutive Producer
- Bernat EliasExecutive Producer
- Javier MéndezExecutive Producer
- Jorge DoradoExecutive Producer
- Kazufumi NagasawaExecutive Producer
- Patrick NeboutExecutive Producer
Writing
- Cauê LarattaWriter
- Rachel KilfeatherWriter
- Isaac SastreWriter
- Àlex PastorWriter
- Teresa De PelegríWriter
- Jordi GalceránWriter
Direction
- Jorge DoradoDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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